Since the partnership first began in 2005, JOI has sponsored the participation of many MS PHD'S students in a whole range of activities, most recently:

Science Steering and Evaluation Panel
Houston, TX

In May 2007, JOI supported five MS PHD'S students to attend the Science Steering and Evaluation Panel held at Rice University in Houston, TX. During their time in Houston, students participated in the review of science proposals submitted to the IODP, gained insights into the proposal review process and what goes into the development of world-class science, received mentoring from the U.S. scientists on the panel, networked with scientists from all over the world, and explored some of the sights of Houston.

Read a blog entry of their experience!

Attending (and pictured below) were:

Ms Charna Meth, Assistant Director, USSSP at JOI

Dr. Sekeenia Haynes, a postdoc working with the MS PHD'S Program at the
University of South Florida

Mr. Justin Brown, a graduate student at Stanford University

Ms Joniqua Howard, a graduate student at the University of South Florida

Mr. Warner Ithier, graduate student at the University of South Florida

Ms Adrienne Smith, a graduate student at Columbia University's Lamont-Dohery
Earth Observatory

Ms Wanda Vargas, an undergraduate student at the City University of New
York's Lehman College

Read more about our previous activities:

Exploring Subseafloor Life with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, Vancouver, British Columbia

Endowed Fellowship Award Ceremony at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL

National Science Teachers Association's (NSTA) National Congress on Science Education (NCSE)
Toronto, Canada

Science Steering and Evaluation Panel, Potsdam, Germany

CoreWall Visualization Workshop, Washington, DC

Caribbean Gateway Workshop, Austin, TX

National Congress on Science Education, Minneapolis, MN

Bering Strait Workshop, Fairbanks, AK

Science Steering and Evaluation Panel, Shanghai, P.R. China